How Do You Get Your Script Noticed?

I'm sometimes asked by friends who've written their first screenplay: "How do I get my script noticed?"

There are various ways to get a movie script noticed: query letters, screenplay contests, internet sites such as InkTip.com, dating a movie producer, etc.

But there's really only one correct answer:

"Write a great script."

If you do that, your script will get noticed.

If you fail to do that, you don't want your script to get noticed.

Here's a true story:

I wrote a TV pilot script on spec and gave it to a friend of mine who produces music videos.

He loved it and gave it to a producer who makes documentaries.

She loved it and gave it to her entertainment attorney.

He loved it and gave it to a TV agent at CAA.

She loved it and sent it out to a dozen of the top television producers in the business.

They all loved it and passed.

But the script got noticed.